HAWKE'S BAY A. AND P. SHOW.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13671, 9 April 1908, Page 5

HAWKE'S BAY A. AND P. SHOW.

-~f-7. -■ -- - -;-- - -■-■ . . . Per Press Association." , NAPIER, April 8. • The autumn show of the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society was held at Hastings to-day. A few light showers fell dufifa& «E#< daf , jbut the attendance in?tiie\ iftei-ni'on wa* large. There were two TMitrjes for the ' district exhibit competition^ ;~#hisi 'wiw' won oy ihe Puketapu br^nelu pf the Farmers' Union, with 367. poinife. The Hastings' Branch of the Farmers' Union' was second with 330J points. The. following; were the winners of the points 4 pnzes:—^ Sheep:, .Oswald Nelson, .50 points, 1; Douglas MdE&an, 49 points, 2. . . " , • : Honey, and Beeswax-^-T, Robinson 1. Vegetablesr-JP. HOld^worth. 77 points i; B. Chambers^ 71 points, ! 2; Douglas McLean, 33 r pointsy 3:,. - • • • , Eield of potatoes-p-W. H. Smith,. 1. Poultry-^Hamburg, ,W, Sinclair ; white Leghorns, Mrs W. H. .Oppert; silver Wyandottes, J!.;E. f Ho#atd; black Orpingtpns, Mfs^., Baldwin; buff Orpingtons, Mrs E. Baldwin:: ,; , - The competitions resulted as foUpws : Underhand chopping ; J. Pent (20sec), 2min 45sec, 1; E. Pedder (40se<jfc 2 mm 47sec 2. Single-handed sawing : J. Pent (3sec), linin 13sec, 1; E. Peddef (scr), lmin 14 l-ssec,' 2. Standing block chopping:. E. Pedder (40sec), 3jnin 35sec, , 1; J. Pent (4Dsec), 3min 40sec, 2. > Double-handed sawing : . E. Pedder and Fiveash (scr), 20sec, 1 ; J. Pent and fnate (2sec) 2^7sec, 2,. ' Ladies' leaping match— Mrs SunderJand'B The Sinnfer 1; Mr S. Groomes 1 Dick Turpin 2: Mr H. E. Troutbeck's Pirate 3. •-- - x

Stockmen's competition — W. Alexander 1, W v a A, Mackenzie. 2. J. H. Tuxford*&" 3*3 * '< < x ■< ■■ *' ■ - ? ** «-' - £ Maiden leaping malch- — J. M- McNiven's Tyara 1; W. Raymond's Cabbestock 2, J. T^. McNiven's Tekuhau 3. -..■',. Dismounting and mounting competition^. J. Graham 1, J. H. Tuxford 2, H. Hassall SC Motor car competition — N. Mac Kersey 1, 'Jones and Sons 2, Muray Nepe 3.' „ , . .„ " . -... V